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Lead Research Organisation:
University of Birmingham
Department Name: School of Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
Construction of high energy physics microvertex detectors, capable of seeing particles that travel less than a millimetre.
Planned Impact
1) Cultural impact through contribution to improved understanding of nature
2) Development of previous collaborations with local industry in prototyping high temperature-tollerant electronics
2) Development of previous collaborations with local industry in prototyping high temperature-tollerant electronics
People |
ORCID iD |
| Paul Newman (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Aad G
(2012)
Search for a supersymmetric partner to the top quark in final states with jets and missing transverse momentum at sqrt[s] = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector.
in Physical review letters
Aad G
(2012)
Search for production of resonant states in the photon-jet mass distribution using pp collisions at vs=7 TeV collected by the ATLAS detector.
in Physical review letters
Aad G
(2012)
Search for magnetic monopoles in sqrt[s]=7 TeV pp collisions with the ATLAS detector.
in Physical review letters
Aad G
(2014)
Search for new particles in events with one lepton and missing transverse momentum in pp collisions at s $$ \sqrt{s} $$ = 8 TeV with the ATLAS detector
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aad G
(2012)
Measurement of the WW cross section in s = 7 TeV pp collisions with the ATLAS detector and limits on anomalous gauge couplings
in Physics Letters B
Aad G
(2014)
Search for top quark decays t ? qH with H ? ?? using the ATLAS detector
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aad G
(2013)
Measurement of Z boson production in Pb-Pb collisions at sqrt[s(NN)]=2.76 TeV with the ATLAS detector.
in Physical review letters
Aad G
(2015)
Search for pair-produced long-lived neutral particles decaying to jets in the ATLAS hadronic calorimeter in pp collisions at s = 8 TeV
in Physics Letters B
Aad G
(2013)
Measurement of the azimuthal angle dependence of inclusive jet yields in Pb+Pb collisions at v(sNN)=2.76 TeV with the ATLAS detector.
in Physical review letters
Aad G
(2012)
Search for a fermiophobic Higgs boson in the diphoton decay channel with the ATLAS detector
in The European Physical Journal C
Aad G
(2012)
ATLAS measurements of the properties of jets for boosted particle searches
in Physical Review D
Aad G
(2016)
Study of the [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] decays with the ATLAS detector.
in The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields
Aad G
(2015)
Search for a Heavy Neutral Particle Decaying to eµ, et, or µt in pp Collisions at sqrt[s]=8 TeV with the ATLAS Detector.
in Physical review letters
Aad G
(2012)
Observation of a new particle in the search for the Standard Model Higgs boson with the ATLAS detector at the LHC
in Physics Letters B
Aad G
(2014)
Search for dark matter in events with a Z boson and missing transverse momentum in p p collisions at s = 8 TeV with the ATLAS detector
in Physical Review D
Aad G
(2013)
Measurement of the $t\bar{t}$ production cross section in the tau + jets channel using the ATLAS detector
in The European Physical Journal C
Aad G
(2016)
Search for invisible decays of a Higgs boson using vector-boson fusion in pp collisions at s = 8 $$ \sqrt{s}=8 $$ TeV with the ATLAS detector
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aad G
(2012)
Search for t b Resonances in Proton-Proton Collisions at s = 7 TeV with the ATLAS Detector
in Physical Review Letters
Aad G
(2012)
Search for pair production of a heavy up-type quark decaying to a W boson and a b quark in the lepton + jets channel with the ATLAS detector.
in Physical review letters
Aad G
(2015)
Study of (W/Z)H production and Higgs boson couplings using H? W W * decays with the ATLAS detector
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aad G
(2015)
Search for new phenomena in final states with an energetic jet and large missing transverse momentum in pp collisions at [Formula: see text]TeV with the ATLAS detector.
in The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields
Aad G
(2015)
Search for the X b and other hidden-beauty states in the p + p - ? ( 1 S ) channel at ATLAS
in Physics Letters B
Aad G
(2015)
Measurement of colour flow with the jet pull angle in t t ¯ events using the ATLAS detector at s = 8 TeV
in Physics Letters B
Aad G
(2014)
Search for supersymmetry at $\sqrt{s}$ = 8 TeV in final states with jets and two same-sign leptons or three leptons with the ATLAS detector
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aad G
(2014)
Search for supersymmetry in events with four or more leptons in s = 8 TeV p p collisions with the ATLAS detector
in Physical Review D
Aad G
(2013)
Search for long-lived, multi-charged particles in pp collisions at s = 7 TeV using the ATLAS detector
in Physics Letters B
Aad G
(2014)
Measurement of event-plane correlations in s NN = 2.76 TeV lead-lead collisions with the ATLAS detector
in Physical Review C
Aad G
(2014)
Light-quark and gluon jet discrimination in [Formula: see text] collisions at [Formula: see text] with the ATLAS detector.
in The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields
Aad G
(2013)
Observation of associated near-side and away-side long-range correlations in sqrt[s(NN)]=5.02 TeV proton-lead collisions with the ATLAS detector.
in Physical review letters
Aad G
(2014)
Measurement of differential production cross-sections for a Z boson in association with b-jets in 7 TeV proton-proton collisions with the ATLAS detector
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aad G
(2015)
Search for a CP-odd Higgs boson decaying to Zh in pp collisions at s = 8 TeV with the ATLAS detector
in Physics Letters B
Aad G
(2013)
Search for pair-produced massive coloured scalars in four-jet final states with the ATLAS detector in proton-proton collisions at $\sqrt{s} = 7\ \mbox{TeV}$
in The European Physical Journal C
Aad G
(2014)
Measurement of the production cross-section of ?(2S) ? J/?(?µ + µ - )p + p - in pp collisions at s $$ \sqrt{s} $$ = 7 TeV at ATLAS
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aad G
(2015)
Search for flavour-changing neutral current top quark decays t ? Hq in pp collisions at s = 8 $$ \sqrt{s}=8 $$ TeV with the ATLAS detector
in Journal of High Energy Physics
Aad G
(2015)
Identification and energy calibration of hadronically decaying tau leptons with the ATLAS experiment in pp collisions at [Formula: see text][Formula: see text].
in The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields
Aad G
(2013)
Measurement with the ATLAS detector of multi-particle azimuthal correlations in p + Pb collisions at s NN = 5.02 TeV
in Physics Letters B
| Description | Development of silicon detectors for upgrade of ATLAS experiment |
| Exploitation Route | The project is ongoing for ATLAS. We are also looking at possible applications in proton / ion cancer therapy |
| Sectors | Aerospace Defence and Marine Electronics Healthcare Manufacturing including Industrial Biotechology |
| Description | AIDA |
| Amount | £73,538 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | AIDA-2020 (H2020-INFRAIA-2014-2015 call) |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | Belgium |
| Start | 01/2015 |
| End | 12/2019 |
| Description | Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowships (Watson) |
| Amount | £402,603 (GBP) |
| Organisation | The Royal Society |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2010 |
| End | 09/2016 |
| Description | ERC Starting Grant (Goudzovski) |
| Amount | € 1,600,000 (EUR) |
| Organisation | European Research Council (ERC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | Belgium |
| Start | 09/2013 |
| End | 09/2018 |
| Description | FP7 |
| Amount | £506,292 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | GA 268062 |
| Organisation | European Research Council (ERC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | Belgium |
| Start | 08/2011 |
| End | 08/2016 |
| Description | FP_MC_IEF |
| Amount | £154,883 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | PIEF-GA-2010-271987 |
| Organisation | European Research Council (ERC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | Belgium |
| Start | 03/2011 |
| End | 03/2013 |
| Description | IPPP Associateship (Nikolopoulos) |
| Amount | £3,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Durham University |
| Department | Institute for Particle Physics Phenomenology (IPPP) |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2014 |
| End | 09/2015 |
| Description | Marie Curie Career Integration Grant (Nikolopoulos) |
| Amount | € 100,000 (EUR) |
| Funding ID | 334034 |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | Belgium |
| Start | 03/2013 |
| End | 03/2017 |
| Description | Marie Curie Fellowships |
| Amount | € 78,125 (EUR) |
| Funding ID | FP7-PEOPLE-2012-CIG-334034 |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | Belgium |
| Start | 01/2013 |
| End | 03/2017 |
| Description | Outreach awards |
| Amount | £41,559 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 283487 |
| Organisation | European Research Council (ERC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | Belgium |
| Start | 08/2011 |
| End | 08/2013 |
| Description | Royal Society Partnership (Lazzeroni) |
| Amount | £3,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | The Royal Society |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2014 |
| End | 08/2015 |
| Description | UKIERI Joint Projects |
| Amount | £19,425 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | UKUTP2001100159 |
| Organisation | UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI) |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2012 |
| End | 02/2014 |
| Description | University Research Fellowships (Goudzovski) |
| Amount | £525,769 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | UF100308 |
| Organisation | The Royal Society |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2012 |
| End | 12/2016 |
| Description | ATLAS |
| Organisation | European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) |
| Department | ATLAS Collaboration |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | - Large role in construction, operation and upgrade planning of first level calorimeter trigger - Role in construction, operation and upgrade planning of Semiconductor tracker - Major contributions to data analysis and paper preparation in Higgs boson searches and discovery, top, beauty and charm quark physics and diffraction / minimum bias physics - Leadership (e.g. Prof Dave Charlton is the current spokesperson) |
| Collaborator Contribution | Large international collaboration |
| Impact | See elsewhere |
| Description | H1 |
| Organisation | Deutsches Electronen-Synchrotron (DESY) |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Leadership, data analysis and paper preparation |
| Collaborator Contribution | Large International Caollaboration |
| Impact | See elsewhere (particularly publications) |
| Description | ILC |
| Organisation | International Linear Collider |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Digital calorimeter design and radiation hardness tests. Physics analysis and motivation development ... particularly through involvement in the CALICE and SPIDER projects ... |
| Collaborator Contribution | Large international collaboration. |
| Impact | See elsewhere |
| Description | LHCb |
| Organisation | European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) |
| Department | Large Hadron Collider Beauty Experiment (LHCb) |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Development of detector simulation Support for distributed computing Data analysis and paper preparation in the area of rare beauty baryon decays |
| Collaborator Contribution | Large international collaboration |
| Impact | See elsewhere |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | LHeC |
| Organisation | European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) |
| Department | LHeC Future Deep Inelastic Scattering Experiment |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Evaluation of low x physics case Various leadership and steering roles Conference talk and web page coordination |
| Collaborator Contribution | Large international study group |
| Impact | See elsewhere (in particular Conceptual Design Report) |
| Start Year | 2006 |
| Description | NA62 |
| Organisation | European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) |
| Department | NA62 Rare Kaon-Decay Experiment |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Large role in design and construction of detector, in particular the electronics and readout for the CEDAR Cherenkov detector. Leadership in preparations for data analysis, particularly in the area of searches for charged lepton flavour violation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Large international collaboration |
| Impact | See elsewhere |
| Description | Amateur scientific societies |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Approximately 10 presentations of recent results from the LHC at scientific societies and similar bodies since October 2012. Impact on the enhanced enthusiasm, engagement and understanding of STFC science among members of the public with a strong scientific interest |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012,2013,2014 |
| Description | Big Bang Fair 2014 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Poster Presentation |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Version of the `Understanding the Higgs Boson' stand used at the 2014 Big Bang Fair at the NEC, aimed at schools and general public aged mostly between 9 and 16. Reached an estimated 5000 visitors |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Big Bang Fair 2015 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Reuse of 'Beyond the Higgs Boson Exhibition, first shown at 2014 Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Discover the Cosmos teachers' workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Type Of Presentation | Workshop Facilitator |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Dedicated workshop for science school-teachers in which LHC and other particle physics is illustrated using the MINERVA software package, built in Birmingham and derived from the ATLAS event display. About 50 attended. Improved quality and enthusiasm in teaching of particle physics and other STFC science in schools. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012,2013 |
| Description | Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Type Of Presentation | Poster Presentation |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Coordination of successful bid by multiple UK particle physics groups and preparations to provide an `Understanding the Higgs Boson' stand at the 2013 Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition (to be held in July 2013). This reached a large volume and cross section of the UK public, including opinion formers, politicians and eminent scientists, increasing their knowledge, understanding and enthusiasm for the Higgs boson discovery and other aspects of STFC science |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012,2013 |
| URL | http://www.understanding-the-higgs-boson.org |
| Description | Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2014 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Leadership of UK universities consortium in preparations for a `Higgs Boson and Beyond' stand at the 2014 RS Summer Science Exhibition, following on from the successful 2013 version. Similar audience to 2013 version |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://sse.royalsociety.org/2014/higgs-boson/ |
| Description | Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2015 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 'Cosmic Ray Detectives' stand at RS summer science exhibition. Estimated audience ~20000 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://sse.royalsociety.org/2015/cosmic-ray-detectives/ |
| Description | School visits (approximately 20) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Approximately 20 visits to schools were made since October 2012. The usual format is a seminar-style presentation of particle physics and the latest results from the LHC, combined with demonstrations of spark chamber and cloud chamber detectors built at Birmingham University for this purpose. Impact on the enthusiasm and awareness of STFC science to the next generation of researchers, administrators and taxpayers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012,2013,2014 |